Expatriate Writers in Paris: 1890 to WWI 

By the 1890s, Paris was a modern capital of two million people. The boulevards of fin-de-siècle Paris sparked a war between artists, for and against the glass, iron, and asphalt transformation of the city. But everyone came to Paris—foreign painters, musicians, and writers joined in the debate. In this course we’ll examine major American and British writers’ responses to the Paris of the 1890’s, from Wharton's argument for expatriation in The Age of Innocence to James's study of Christopher 'New"man in The American. Wilde’s decadent A Picture of Dorian Gray take us to the Bohemian neighborhood of Montmartre, and to Père La Chaise, the cemetery where Wilde is buried (and Jim Morrison). As the twentieth century dawns and the Belle Époque flourishes, we’ll look back at a brilliant Paris, before the menace of WWI which will change the world, and American and British literature, forever.

Instructors:  Ms. Pauline Fry
 

Requirements
ENGL 289E - Students will take two quizzes, participate in a literary salon, and take a comprehensive examination on the final day of class.  This course is open to all students who have successfully completed at least nine hours of university study.
ENGL 389E - In addition to fulfilling lower-level requirements, students will complete a project which will be presented at the end of the course.  (A small research library will be available in Paris.)

This Field Study course is applicable to an upper- or lower-level course for English, humanities, or elective credit. 

Registration
Tuition for a three-semester-hour course must be paid to the Maryland field representative at your education center.  Tuition Assistance and Financial Aid are applicable toward tuition. 

Textbooks
Textbooks, which must be read prior to the course, will be sent to the field representative in the education center where the student has registered for the course.  Information packets with additional readings will be forwarded to each student after registration.  Textbooks will cost approximately $35.  Textbooks and prices are subject to change; field representatives should contact the Field Study Office to confirm details.  Textbooks will include: 

The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton
The American, Henry James
The Portable Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde

Accommodations and Transportation
The instructors have reserved double-occupancy rooms with private bath and demi-pension (breakfast and lunch or dinner) at the FIAP in Paris.  If the number of students and males/females in a course is uneven, you might be placed in a triple room.  An accommodation fee of $450 per student covers hotel for seven nights and museum fees.  A $100 down payment is due with registration; the balance of the fee is due by the registration deadline.  UMUC reserves the right to adjust costs according to the fluctuation of the dollar exchange rate.  If the course is cancelled by UMUC, all payments will be refunded.  Students are requested to contact the instructor by email regarding accommodations: p.fry@flashnet.it

Transportation to and from Paris is the responsibility of the student.  

Schedule
First class meeting:  Saturday, in the lobby of the FIAP hotel. 
FIAP “Jean Monnet”
(Foyer International d’Accueil de Paris)
30 rue Cabanis
Paris 75014
Metro:  Glaciere
Tel:  +33-(0)1-43-131719
Final class meeting:  Saturday, at the FIAP hotel, ending at 1300 hours. 

Important!
Before completing travel plans, it is the student's responsibility to verify with the field representative or the Field Study Office in Heidelberg that the course will be offered on the dates indicated and/or has materialized.  A fee of $100 will be charged to students who cancel from the Field Study course after the registration deadline.